The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27
THE GLORY OF PURITAN NEW ENGLAND
A aenu,ne Deacon or the Ola school.

A Genuine Deacon or the Ola School.
Prom the oOnorsoaaonaun.
He always thought that he was descended
Of The e %qH s ships s%H and The IDEA ,ssnetimes e;
fhreshed hin when he had been Al reading the g 1888
E Esstm i f from nc ev we%la my to eve eVerI Iastis y upon pom
then . thHs ,SSr abi1drs an S-a Mts t Ihlsnt se wosis
enant. and to those that remember His com
to DC them" But Just that Dea-
marx nls EIfip vi. SA Si 2 h ssdia The PIES BLESSING ne S MY1 my lie fss
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p person to a %da. doing Of that hat! 'Afe'u.' Df"''u
one given to great promises, PeriormanSe was
his strong point. He was In humble sircum.
stances, owning a little place. where p, diligent
he had to do his hard work himself with the help
f Il ~ he e0ySi id ana H h,S e so'S SH NOT t a}kfo nspt to f tsep a
horse, but depended upon hiring from his next
I nSif RI sgn s1Sh i, horne wG H Is SsS T tSrs ,% DpI1.s fs
walk to church. But tina. didn't prevent his
usually being among the first to arrive there;
E Es 'Sit; ~ %B sa%ose siS"{ lived sfi in N the H,I n fss' s SS,srs
Sid house sf res hi the r Tay from from m ahe m y, ndaS
his boys. It had quite q little stretch Of woods
on 1t, and he knew every tree. He used to
wearing a watch, was In the habit Of, timing
himself by the houses, and partly BY a hig pine
from freH; ann n9f house, areei bu wn whio s' sS%es seh like e' q spifs
above all the greenery around 1t, was half way,
and he liked to get that far before the first
minutes. was still five, and finally tolled ton
began to waken the ECHOES: John 9rsw's house
susp estsd-fEa imssIi 81 81 f bsin Ms1 ia sed e 1nS h Rsafsd
up II no didn't pass ] ohn'sfron gable before the
last note of the ringing died away. Mrs. Bias;
couldn't always walk so far. though she often
did. On such Sundays she sometimes staid. at
GasRmi ahH s1@etim9 4 storm tor i which iflt Nv would Sitf Keep
the Deacon himself at home would be almost as
much of a phenomenon as an earthquake: We
ton. had the morning service to themselves.
wife Was was th Ssss' to see sss That family in sSgrsh.
She was q rosy-cheeked. MISUNDERSTANDING
person peasan at one . END Of ths g s,T. s snS he a o plsi a.
s shs H fs%Sei ra and 1 Saay 4 Ann i fi!sd u sP tie Sspis ons
on a stool. The intermission between morning
asnd. as tho ia "Ssbba'day house" where
iunched. had rotted down and ignobly fallen
to pieces. until, for deceney's sake. the
1qt ssof being a@s r Dss@ srFr the 3bs Beacon wand and
re- thsIE apples ana ia doRSSShta|s ss. and ~ shes 9; ~ T.
me . t tinsss h sgoss an and ins when en- Il It'd iri Gzis 3 hung me
about the horse sheds; while in winter, time
were the Invitations which the deacon had to
s slEssSsSdis s;e,I Ss P %i;h i ihsns se Ss J H II h ss
If H., COULDN'T IL }daT t5l1 XII. himself SCI + !S. The WA way S q III
"Isy 70 were isa'e so sei% children Ugh he 's said .'" %as
children 20; but We have all got human
f asnsss' a and d ss Ss s5S a a?lc fsSH' ana n sssys sd all
slant Watching, particularly on the Lords Day"
No better bearer sat III IL that eongres sf;up1
and his face fairly glowed with pleased inter;
est. while tho preaehsr pursued his Logical
sipSs:" The Deacon loved the trat6, and he
believed his pastor preached the truth, and he
expoundlng the everlasting Word. Yet still
Changes and strangersMfor. he argued, -Four
they were not worth b. h snHdE and we may
There was no lecture room or other convent
ence for the holding Of sub9rdinate services IN
time, and, by consequence the Weekly prayer
meeting was held either in some school house
or in a private dwelling. rotating al, convent.
once in six weeks to the deacon's own house,
which was always open for such a purpose
Inc Sunueu, uOOT Oh INC DeSl TDOu W b very Cl6dn
at such q time: and the good, deacon looked
his happiest when thus. rendering religious
hhfGspitslities to his so nEeishbO Oss,ad e pastor stor, and
f sahfiSs and sometimes affecting, about the
sapd to hS %has h Saf found IN S the re 81 ta1k q d IL st
him. And the best Of all his tall, about religion.
Sney that he meant exactly what he said, ana
! veny 1 iain asl'G and MAS marrow ssna nnd relins ehe IN y eas
thoughts and intents Of tho hoart'
there no was ONCE tSs on q summer afar s taIo a dea-
made. And as Deacon Jones. then senior dea-
s sett fh oaad Sin as II s sud 1e E9T and y witSont p any
warning, witt 2 tremendous and Wholly unex-
couple OF printed sermons from his library for
the days use. But the deacon felt that he
the academy teacher. 70 do that, as well rs to
fiys d GS, thS SPi Eni%Ifi1 p4ay.a. h Alma q tRat w ss9yIss
was done SO simply, and feelingly. and tender.
ly, and with such an. a~fiuence Of honesty about
l II, !a az E sSsn sST Br slsy PeG saia. w Whey we're si Gistsdi
they could have u deacon meeting once In q
The children were all grown to manhood and
womanhoo1. and Mrs. Bassett had gone to her
well-earned rest, before the deacon pserceptibly
six-mile walk too much for him, and, rs on his
BIZ, rock BY The roadside half way to his n noar,
est neighbours, no said: Now, Lord. lot Thy
servant depart in peace so soon as he gets so
that he cant walk to church and back: for
what am / II ! cannot 20 up to the sanctuary Of
God, where His. way is. and whore strength
ing thus to God he was not, for God took him.
They made great lamentation over him. and
he slept with his fathers and this is the legend
over his dust, which the weather-worn slate
only In part preserves:
JonN BAssxrr: with QuietnsEs they work and cat their
own bread . not weary In welldoing."
Justice for Sewing Women.